[Dave Jenkins]

It works the same as DV, just takes longer because it has to conform your sequence back to the MPEG GOP structure. Once that is done it prints to tape just like DV. What problems are you having? Make sure your camera is set up correctly. What is your system configuration?

Dajen Productions
Santa Barbara, CA
G5 Dual 2 Gig – AJA IO & LA
Huge 1.2 Raid
FCP 5-OS X 10.4.1-QT 7

[Dave Jenkins]

What version of FCP are you using? This was a problem with 4.5 but much better with 5.0.

Dajen Productions
Santa Barbara, CA
G5 Dual 2 Gig – AJA IO & LA
Huge 1.2 Raid
FCP 5-OS X 10.4.1-QT 7

[Dave Jenkins]

Your best bet is to export your sequence from FCP to Compressor via a reference file. It will compress faster than exprorting from FCP 5. However you can export to compressor from FCP 5 in the file-export.

Dajen Productions
Santa Barbara, CA
G5 Dual 2 Gig – AJA IO & LA
Huge 1.2 Raid
FCP 5-OS X 10.4.1-QT 7

[Dave Jenkins]

before you go into the VO tool turn the AJA IO viewing off, View Menu/External video

Dajen Productions
Santa Barbara, CA
G5 Dual 2 Gig – AJA IO & LA
Huge 1.2 Raid
FCP 5-OS X 10.4.1-QT 7

[Dave Jenkins]

I also moved from Media 100 3 years ago and have almost never looked back.

Get this book.
Apple Pro Training Series : Final Cut Pro 5 (Apple Pro Training Series)
by Diana Weynand
Borders has it. This book will get you up to speed quickly.

Don’t start cutting like you did in Media 100 in FCP. Learn the FCP way. We used AE with M100 as well, now we do 90% of what we did in AE in FCP. Get Boris Graffiti or Red for titles, you’ll be right at home there. The 3D Title is a dumbed down version of Graffiti, you can’t place text on the screen in 3D title. You do it when you go back to FCP
Make sure you use the easy set ups, it will save you a lot of head aches. Live Type is amazing but it takes a little learning. https://www.dvcreators.net/products/ltps.html have a great LiveType DVD to get you up and going quickly.

Enjoy Dave

Dajen Productions
Santa Barbara, CA
G5 Dual 2 Gig – AJA IO & LA
Huge 1.2 Raid
FCP 5-OS X 10.4.1-QT 7

[Dave Jenkins]

We have two of the older 20 inch and 22 inch that have been running for three years and have had no problems and no burn in on the screens.

Dajen Productions
Santa Barbara, CA
G5 Dual 2 Gig – AJA IO & LA
Huge 1.2 Raid
FCP 5-OS X 10.4.1-QT 7

[Dave Jenkins]

I use a sequence called “work” and I copy my clips I want to speed change into that sequence and leave them there. So if the speed change isn’t quite right you can go back and forth until you have the speed you want.

Dajen Productions
Santa Barbara, CA
G5 Dual 2 Gig – AJA IO & LA
Huge 1.2 Raid
FCP 5-OS X 10.4.1-QT 7

[Dave Jenkins]

I just did a test with 8 bit uncompressed NTSC and was able to get to 6 angles, no higher. We are running a huge raid that clocks at 250 mb’s read & write. I had the same problem when I went to 8 angles and above.

Dajen Productions
Santa Barbara, CA
G5 Dual 2 Gig – AJA IO & LA
Huge 1.2 Raid
FCP 5-OS X 10.4.1-QT 7

[Dave Jenkins]

These are the setting we use for our FX-1

Switch to VTR in the menu setting:
In/Out Rec:
i.Link Conv=OFF
A?V – DV OUT=OFF

HTH

Dajen Productions
Santa Barbara, CA
G5 Dual 2 Gig – AJA IO & LA
Huge 1.2 Raid
FCP 5-OS X 10.4.1-QT 7

[Dave Jenkins]

Thanks for all the info and the link to the MacDrive program.

Dajen Productions
Santa Barbara, CA
G5 Dual 2 Gig – AJA IO & LA
Huge 1.2 Raid
FCP 5-OS X 10.4.1-QT 7